GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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That heaven did not exist
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That Earth revolved around the sun
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Against the law of gravity
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That the sun revolved around the Earth
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Detailed explanation-1: -Galileo was ordered to turn himself in to the Holy Office to begin trial for holding the belief that the Earth revolves around the sun, which was deemed heretical by the Catholic Church. Standard practice demanded that the accused be imprisoned and secluded during the trial.
Detailed explanation-2: -Galileo was cleared of charges of heresy, but was told that he should no longer publicly state his belief that Earth moved around the Sun. Galileo continued his study of astronomy and became more and more convinced that all planets revolved around the Sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -Galileo turned his gaze toward Venus, the brightest celestial object in the sky-other than the Sun and the Moon. With his observations of the phases of Venus, Galileo was able to figure out that the planet orbits the Sun, not the Earth as was the common belief in his time.